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[Grady]

Here are three very altruistic examples of how I treated players:

1. In 1979, during a bar table tournament in Colo. Spgs., where my pool room was, I had a good week, won a respectable amount of money. Ronnie comes to me, holding his hotel bill, more than $300. I didn't say a word, just paid it. By the way nobody ever paid my hotel bill when I had a bad tournament.
2.I was directing a tournament at Mutt's place in North Carolina. Dave Favor had gotten a bye but Earl was left out of the draw, which hadn't been done by me. So Earl drew into the byes and got Dave Favor. Dave was rightfully mad. The entry fee was $300. I told him I'd pay his entry fee if Earl beat him. Actually he defeated Earl.
3. I gladly paid Wimpy's entry fee the next year, knowing he had no chance to do well. I staked Don Watson for $500 when he was dying of cancer, when he had little chance of winning. After he lost I gave him $300, because I loved him and admired him as a player and a human being.
I could go on and on but what's the use. Logic and fact don't do well on the net'.

[Grady]

Bottom line is, EVERY pro or visiting room owner got treated properly by me. They always left happy with me, even if they lost. BUT when I think of this Jimmy and the way he treated me, I get sick to my stomach.

[Cal]

Here are three very altruistic examples of how I treated players:

1. In 1979, during a bar table tournament in Colo. Spgs., where my pool room was, I had a good week, won a respectable amount of money. Ronnie comes to me, holding his hotel bill, more than $300. I didn't say a word, just paid it. By the way nobody ever paid my hotel bill when I had a bad tournament.
2.I was directing a tournament at Mutt's place in North Carolina. Dave Favor had gotten a bye but Earl was left out of the draw, which hadn't been done by me. So Earl drew into the byes and got Dave Favor. Dave was rightfully mad. The entry fee was $300. I told him I'd pay his entry fee if Earl beat him. Actually he defeated Earl.
3. I gladly paid Wimpy's entry fee the next year, knowing he had no chance to do well. I staked Don Watson for $500 when he was dying of cancer, when he had little chance of winning. After he lost I gave him $300, because I loved him and admired him as a player and a human being.
I could go on and on but what's the use. Logic and fact don't do well on the net'.
Bottom line Grady, "They don't make them like you ANYMORE"

[Grady]

I forgot this one, which is important because I value family a lot. This famous player lost $5,000 to me, where upon I handed him $500 and told him that he didn't owe it. The next day he comes into my room and says that he doesn't know what he'll do, that he's desperate, can't pay his bills, that his wife is thinking about leaving him and by the way can he borrow $1,000? I say not a word; just reach in my pocket and hand it to him.
This man is in our hall of fame. I think so much of him, to this day, that I wouldn't mention his name.
In Atlantic City, I had a nice craps win and I got $10,000 in $500 chips and gave them out to players that I liked. Three of those guys were Wade Crane, Larry Schwartz and Cornbread Red.
Most of these numbers you could at least triple in today's money.
I'm done talking about this. It's not right, period, the way the owner treated me in Phoenix.